Being a college student basically means swimming in germs at all hours of the day. There is ALWAYS that one girl on your hall who never washes her hands. Yes I AM talking to YOU. This means one thing: influenza. I used to pride myself on never having suffered at the hands of the dreaded disease, yet I felt myself fall victim last week. Never have I ever felt so much pain all at once.

1. Realizing that your sore throat has been a thing for about two days.

2. Waking up in the morning confused as to why your body feels as though you just crawled out of hell.

3. Trying to convince yourself you're not sick.

4. Getting out of bed.

5. Figuring out what to wear when you're both shivering and sweating.

6. Making the trek to buy some NyQuil.

7. Discovering that NyQuil is not enough.

8. Getting the diagnosis that this is indeed influenza.

9. Allowing yourself to wallow in self-misery.

10. Watching your friends having a fun weekend.

11. Waking up without your bones feeling as though they are glass.

12. Making your debut as a real human being again.

Good luck out there, stay safe.